Brief Life History of John
When John McKenna was born on 4 May 1842, in Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada, his father, Patrick McKenna, was 22 and his mother, Elizabeth Gunn, was 22. He married Rose McGillick on 29 April 1867, in Sangamon, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Hume Township, Slope, North Dakota, United States in 1920 and Hume Township, Whiteside, Illinois, United States in 1920. He died on 20 February 1920, in Whiteside, Illinois, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Sterling, Whiteside, Illinois, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (12)
- John Mccanna, "United States Census, 1880"
- John McKanna, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- John Mckenna in entry for Nellie G Traynor, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
Spouse and Children
1842–1920 Male
1864–1923 Female
Children (10)
1885–1886 Male
1887–1979 Male
1889–1952 Male
1892–1968 Female
1894–1967 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1820– Male
1820– Female
Siblings (3)
1837–1906 Female
1842–1920 Male
1850– Male
World Events (8)
1846
Age 4
1855
Age 13
1863
Age 21
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Kieran, Aidan, Caitlin, Eamon, Eamonn, Seamus, Siobhan, Aileen, Colum, Donal, John Patrick.
Irish and Scottish: variant of McKinney 1. McKenna (Gaelic Mac Cinaedha) was the surname of an Irish chieftain family in northwest Monaghan, barony of Trough.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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